01/09/2026
A post I’ve been putting off from pure dread…
When I first picked a camera up over 10 years ago, I only had intentions of photographing my child at the time. But my husband pushed me to start photography. At the time I thought it was a joke, but then I started to think about how cool that would be. Research grew from there, to where I started photographing my first sessions. A love grew into an intense passion, a want to serve my community and those around me, a want to capture lasting memories for families. Families who often didn’t know my session was there last, are the sessions I cherish the most. New people was met in and out of county, actually all over the East Tn region and abroad. Friendships developed, ones I still cherish in my heart to this day. Many of hours has been spent editing, up all nights during busy season, and countless hours away from my family I created. Lasting friendships with vendors across the Tennessee region, some who I hold near and dear to my heart. I’ve met cool people, and traveled to even cooler places. When people ask me what my favorite session is, it’s my couples and weddings. I love capturing pure love that can be seen in my couples eyes, I love the crazy and wild chaos of a wedding day. Somehow through the stressful and chaotic events a wedding day can hold, it calms me and I enjoy every minute of witnessing two people create a new life, embarking on a new journey together. I have loved creating every single photograph I have developed, I have poured every ounce of my being into every aspect of my job. As a stay at home mom it was very easy for this to be my only job and means of income to support my family for years. Once I started working full time it took more time away from my family, times my husband spent summers outside playing with the kids while I was away at sessions or inside on the couch editing. Times that I wish I could, but truly cannot get back that I’ve lost. But most importantly it has stolen time away from God. He did bless me with this opportunity to find a new forever burning passion, I dreamed of never hanging my camera up. I dreamed of one day shooting my daughter’s senior photos myself, and possibly even her wedding day. But Gods been hitting me hard about not spending as much time with him or my family as I should. So with that being said it is with a great heavy heart, that I will no longer be operating as Souther Lace Photo and Film, formerly as Precious Moments Photography. It is time to pour more time into my growing family, and even more time with my savior. With that being said, I want to thank every single person who has had a single session with me at any point in my career. And I want to thank those even more who have chose to stick by my side faithfully and use me year after year, milestone after milestone. It never went unnoticed, and I will forever keep you all in my heart. There’s been many of nights silent prayers have went up for my clients when they needed them most and didn’t even ask, I love yall so much. I have so much love within my heart for every single person who’s purchased a package from me. I’ve been much humble and appreciative for every single session I have booked. It is with your help I have been able to help make ends meet when we have struggled the most. This has been no easy decision, and something I have thought deep and hard about for over a year now. It has been my hardest decision I’ve ever had to make. Because how can you put something down you’ve loved for over 10 years and babied from the ground up? I will miss everyone tremendously, and I know this decision will impact and hurt the hearts of those closest to me, who use my services most. I truly and deeply from the bottom of my heart apologize for closing out my services in 2025. It hurts my heart more than everyone knows that I won’t be there for your babies milestones anymore, I’ve watched so many babies grow up I’ve become their honorary auntie. So much they come running when they see me in public. I’ve adopted so many babies into my heart that I’ll truly love like my own, especially one specific set of amazing twins. I will pray I can continue to have a relationship with their mommas, to be able to continue to be in these babies lives. All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you, to my community to allowing me to work and serve you all the best I know how. My personal inbox is still open to my clients who want to keep in touch, I would love to keep hearing from you. For now, it’s time to pass the torch to someone else, and focus more on my Savior and Family. 🩵
